Dick Bennett's Biography
Contact Information
Office
101 West Lombard Street
Chambers 5D
Baltimore, MD 21201
Full Name:
Richard 'Dick' D. Bennett
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Jane; Children 3: Ridgely, Lizzy, Craig
Birth Date:
1947
Birth Place:
Baltimore, MD
Home City:
Baltimore, MD
JD, University of Maryland School of Law, 1973
BA, University of Pennsylvania, 1969
No political experience information on file.
Member, International Judicial Relations Committee, United States Judicial Conference, 2009-present
Member, Maryland Steering Committee of the Russian-American Rule of Law Consortium, present
Senior Judge, United States District Court, District of Maryland, 2021-present
Judge, United States District Court, District of Maryland, 2003-2021
Partner, Miles and Stockbridge, 1993-2003
Nominated by President George W. Bush, Judge, United States District Court, District of Maryland, January 29, 2003
Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, District of Maryland, April 9, 2003
Served, Maryland Army National Guard, 1983-1997
United States Attorney, District of Maryland, 1991-1993
Attorney, Private Practice, Maryland, 1973-1976, 1981-1991
Assistant United States Attorney, District of Maryland, 1976-1980
Served, United States Army Reserve, 1969-1975
Major, Retired Reserve, present
Member, American Bar Association, present
Fellow, American Bar Foundation, present
Former Board Member, Kennedy-Krieger Institute for Disabled Children
Fellow, Maryland Bar Foundation, present
Former Member, Maryland Law Review
Member, Maryland State Bar Association, present
Former Board of Visitors, University of Maryland School of Law
Board Member, Severn School, 1993-2002